I now have an an ear infection. I've had it for a few weeks but I thought it had to be really bad to go to the doctors about, also I wasn't sure if it was an infection or a spot. Turns out, it was an infection and now I have a perforated ear drum, and I'm taking the dose which is suggested for 'severe cases'.
It hurt massively in the middle of the night, and then at approximately 7:45 it popped and I could hear again. It hurt, but then the pain dulled a little (or, maybe the ibruprofen had kicked in) and there was even more swishing in my ear as well as some more dark liquid coming out. Fetching, no?
I woke up late (not something I do often) and then I had a half day because it was open evening, yesterday. So, I had to skip breakfast. As I finished early I didn't have lunch at school, but the doctor's new system - with the absent doctor - meant that they'd call me later, which turned out to be 3:30 as finally got to purchase my lunch. I got an appointment at 5:30 and seen at 6:00.
In the meantime, I was dragged around the high street. We got new folders for school, some book covers for my brother, new converse, food shopping and to the butchers amid a variety of other things before we finally went to my grandmothers and I got to sit around for a bit.
Apparently 87% of people come to the surgery with stupid complaints like "Can you check my children over to make sure they won't get a cold when they go back to school." and "I drunk a lot of alcohol last night and now I feel sick, what's wrong with me." and that's what they mean by not coming unless it's bad. Although, the triage nurse (our surgery now has a system with them in to save the doctors' time, some people have an issue with this but as long as I get my antibiotics, I don't really care.) said that it's usually people like myself and old women who've had a chest infection for six weeks who don't turn up.
Also, I've got an appoinment in three weeks (I was offered one in two weeks time, when their patient load goes down because one of their staff is back from her holiday but I have school.) to see a doctor about getting referred for AS. The nurse thinks her husband has it, but she also said that AS is the sort of thing which people still become high flyers with and that only family and close friends notice. She also thinks that 80% of the population has it.
Still, I got my referral to a doctor. She didn't even read my entire bulletpointed list, so it's probably a good thing that I didn't take the six page version.
I counted out the weeks on my fingers, to see if I had a class at the time the appointment was at (we have a two week timetable).
The triage nurse commented "You're counting! You don't have Asperger's."
To which I replied "Yes, I do count… I'm very bad at maths."
"So am I."
I then realised she was joking. Ooops.
Way to hit a stereotype.
I managed to refrain from talking about Asperger's/Autism, primarily because I'm not a fan of speaking to new people but also because I realise that correcting someone who is well trained is not the best way to get what I want (a referral).
I would be on a school trip, but my mother thinks I'm too ill. It was team bonding. I'm not sure whether I should be glad I'm not being forced to mingle and have people touch me or disapointed because I'd been waiting for this opportunity to do the activites for a few years. So, I'm writing a blog and if, it makes my ear infection go away faster (from resting) I'll be pleased.
Still nervous about the appointment. The appointment will be approximately a year after I first started suspecting I have AS. In the correct month, too.
I feel slightly sick. That's a common side effect of the antibiotics, though so it might have nothing too do with my nerves.
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